Dysexecutive Syndromes : Clinical and Experimental Perspectives

The concept of executive functioning has become central in understanding normal and abnormal cognitive processes. This timely volume analyzes the diverse conditions that can result in executive function disturbances, providing research about underlying causes, exploring the differences between developmental and acquired executive "dysfunctions," and providing approaches for the assessment of executive dysfunction both in children and in adults. In doing so, it addresses a gap in the literature in its analysis of executive function deficits and their link with psychopathology in psychiatric patients for the management of clinical symptoms and social adjustment. Among the specific topics examined:* Theoretical approaches for the analysis of the diverse dysexecutive syndromes * Common executive dysfunction syndromes found during childhood development: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders * Consequences of executive function deficits in the use of information technology * Executive dysfunction and personality disorders * Common executive function tests, assessment issues in executive dysfunction, and cross-cultural and bilingual questions in assessment of executive dysfunction __Dysexecutive Syndromes: Clinical and Experimental Perspectives__ expertly extends the analysis of executive functions and dysfunctions from a fundamental and clinical perspective. It is essential reading for clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists, and graduate and post-graduate students in psychology, neurology, and the health neurosciences, as well as clinicians, counselors, and psychometricians working with neuropsychiatric assessment. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Unity and Diversity of Dysexecutive Syndromes (Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera)....Pages 3-27 Executive Functions Brain Functional System (Alfredo Ardila)....Pages 29-41 Front Matter ....Pages 43-43 Executive Dysfunctions in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Shameem Fatima)....Pages 45-59 Executive Dysfunctions in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Shameem Fatima)....Pages 61-79 Front Matter ....Pages 81-81 Executive Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury (Mauricio A. Garcia-Barrera, F. Taylor Agate, Ryan E. Wong, Colette M. Smart, Justin E. Karr)....Pages 83-122 Executive Dysfunction Associated with Substance Abuse (Olga Inozemtseva, Edgar Mejía Núñez)....Pages 123-142 Executive Dysfunction in Subcortical Diseases (Alfredo Ardila)....Pages 143-153 Executive Dysfunction During Normal and Abnormal Aging (Mónica Rosselli, Valeria L. Torres)....Pages 155-175 Executive Dysfunctions Associated with the Use of Information Technology (Mónica Rosselli, Deven M. Christopher)....Pages 177-197 Front Matter ....Pages 199-199 Executive Dysfunction in Violent and Criminal Behavior (Feggy Ostrosky Shejet, Karla Ximena Díaz Galván)....Pages 201-213 Executive Control Guided by Context in Colombian Ex-Combatants (Carlos Tobón, David Pineda)....Pages 215-238 Front Matter ....Pages 239-239 Executive Dysfunction in Depressive Disorders (Mónica Rosselli, Merike Lang, Fernanda Arruda)....Pages 241-259 Correlates of Executive Dysfunction in HIV (Roger C. McIntosh, Judy D. Lobo)....Pages 261-284 Front Matter ....Pages 285-285 Neuropsychological Assessment of Executive Functions (Feggy Ostrosky Shejet, Asucena Lozano Gutiérrez)....Pages 287-297 The Assessment of Executive Dysfunction in Bilinguals (Mónica Rosselli, Idaly Vélez-Uribe, Valeria L. Torres)....Pages 299-316 The Assessment of Executive Functions in Cross-Cultural Context (Shameem Fatima, Humera Sharif)....Pages 317-336 Back Matter ....Pages 337-338 "The concept of executive functioning has become central in understanding normal and abnormal cognitive processes. This timely volume analyzes the diverse conditions that can result in executive function disturbances, providing research about underlying causes, exploring the differences between developmental and acquired executive "dysfunctions," and providing approaches for the assessment of executive dysfunction both in children and in adults. In doing so, it addresses a gap in the literature in its analysis of executive function deficits and their link with psychopathology in psychiatric patients for the management of clinical symptoms and social adjustment. Among the specific topics examined: • Theoretical approaches for the analysis of the diverse dysexecutive syndromes • Common executive dysfunction syndromes found during childhood development: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorders • Consequences of executive function deficits in the use of information technology • Executive dysfunction and personality disorders • Common executive function tests, assessment issues in executive dysfunction, and cross-cultural and bilingual questions in assessment of executive dysfunction Dysexecutive Syndromes: Clinical and Experimental Perspectives expertly extends the analysis of executive functions and dysfunctions from a fundamental and clinical perspective. It is essential reading for clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists, and graduate and post-graduate students in psychology, neurology, and the health neurosciences, as well as clinicians, counselors, and psychometricians working with neuropsychiatric assessment." -- Prové de l'editor